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fraser robinson, these are michelle obama's parents. little michelle on the left and craig robinson and brother on the right. next slide. so this unknown here, who does not appear in the book is a contemporary of mary. so they were born roughly a year apart. he's a mississippi farmer who is noted in 181870s sensors as a 35-year-old who was part of a sensors track that includes a woman named betty wore. betty wore and robert gavin had a child named henry. could you go to the next site? salonga census records from 1870 mississippi, at the last name is at the top in the left corner and you see the household is to cut down for land to see robert l. 34, white farmer. calm down and she is 31, lack farmer, both from virginia, all the way down i know it's not so easy to see there's a henry, for names of. next slide. they are henry shows up in an 1800 cents is. now he is 32 years old. henry, a if you follow down, has one, two, three lines down to eugene sun, black. 10 over 12 meters 10 months old. that eugene gavin is my great grandfather. now g
fraser robinson, these are michelle obama's parents. little michelle on the left and craig robinson and brother on the right. next slide. so this unknown here, who does not appear in the book is a contemporary of mary. so they were born roughly a year apart. he's a mississippi farmer who is noted in 181870s sensors as a 35-year-old who was part of a sensors track that includes a woman named betty wore. betty wore and robert gavin had a child named henry. could you go to the next site? salonga...
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>> michelle obama as well. here are some interesting names. cory booker will have a prominent role here. he'll have a prominent role of the platform, the mayor of new jersey, up and comer in the democratic party. another name. charlie crist, former governor of florida. why is that interesting? charlie crist used to be republican governor for florida, lost out when he ran for senate, now an independent running for president, may run as a democrat for his old job in florida in two years. as you mentioned big speakers in prime time, michelle obama on tuesday night. will with her the keynote speaker, a man called julian castro, the mayor of san antonio. you'll get to know him more. he gives the keynote address wednesday. former president clinton a big anticipated speech. a few blocks away at the football stadium that's where joe biden and president obama will give their renomination addresses in prime time, randi. >> all right. a big week ahead for sure. paul steinhauser, nice to see you. remember our live coverage of the democratic national conve
>> michelle obama as well. here are some interesting names. cory booker will have a prominent role here. he'll have a prominent role of the platform, the mayor of new jersey, up and comer in the democratic party. another name. charlie crist, former governor of florida. why is that interesting? charlie crist used to be republican governor for florida, lost out when he ran for senate, now an independent running for president, may run as a democrat for his old job in florida in two years. as...
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we helped start an early childhood learning company called bright horizons that first lady michelle obama rightly praised. at a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill built in america we took a chance and built one in a cornfield in indiana. [ applause ] >> today steel dynamics is one of the largest steel producers in the united states. these are american success stories. and yet the centerpiece of the president's entire reelection campaign is attacking success. is it any wonder that someone who attacks success has led the worst economic recovery since the great depression? [ applause ] in america, we celebrate success, we don't apologize for success. >> is mitt romney overstating when he says president obama attacked success mort? >> i don't think he is overstate it go. what i have said -- overstating it. what i have said is this the administration that boos the winners in the just boos the losers. and there has been a tradition in this country that they have deliberately, in my judgment, tried to create in order to channel the anger against the business community. it is
we helped start an early childhood learning company called bright horizons that first lady michelle obama rightly praised. at a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill built in america we took a chance and built one in a cornfield in indiana. [ applause ] >> today steel dynamics is one of the largest steel producers in the united states. these are american success stories. and yet the centerpiece of the president's entire reelection campaign is attacking success. is it any...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama wants you to stay fit and she's found wayes it keep herself in shape. she took questions from our reporters about her lets move initiative. >> hi, i'm first lady michelle obama and i'm here to answer your ireporter questions. >> hi mrs. obama. we are out for our evening walk. >> we were wondering, what's your favorite way of staying fit and ahealthy. >> i try it find things that i enjoy doing. i recommend that to everyone. find what is fun for you. for me, i work out everyday at the gym. but i try to get some cardio in. i try do weight, plyometrics but not everybody enjoys the gym. not everybody enjoys being on the treadmill. people don't have to make it complicated. turning on the radio and dancing is also fun. that's something i do with my girls. we dance around a lot. >> hi mrs. obama. my favorite healthy snack is gold fish. what is the president obama's favorite snack? >> the president, oh, one of his favorite snacks is quacamole and nacho chips. he has a -- he is has a weakness for those. if he is watching a game, he can eat a whole bowl of quacamo
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obama on the list of first day speakers. we'll have much more from charlotte in our next hour. i'm randi kay. i'll see you back here at the top of the hour. your bottom line begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm christine romans. the republican party is obsessed with the mounting debt in this country. call it the party's new religious right, getting religion on debt deficits after they spent years helping run them up. let's start with the fact that, yes, america has a debt problem. we all agree. one of the lasting images of the republican national convention, two giant clocks counting america's debt. one started tallying up the dollars since the conventn began on monday and the other shows the total amount the government owes. that number is nearing an almost impossible $16 trillion. what you won't hear is the republican-backed policies that help run up the clock. here are official government statistics visualized by the center budge priorities. take a look at this. if you look at what is in our huge mounting nat
obama on the list of first day speakers. we'll have much more from charlotte in our next hour. i'm randi kay. i'll see you back here at the top of the hour. your bottom line begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm christine romans. the republican party is obsessed with the mounting debt in this country. call it the party's new religious right, getting religion on debt deficits after they spent years helping run them up. let's start with the fact that, yes, america has a debt...
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obama, the first lady of the united states. september 5, we have bill clinton and others. our great keynote speaker, the mayor of san antonio, and others will be taking to the stage. the screens behind me will allow them to deliver that message in a visually engaging way, both to the people in the arena and the millions watching at home or on line. today is really exciting for me. i started working on convention planning almost three years ago. i moved here, as i said, last june, to oversee this process. it is hard for me to thank so many people who have worked tirelessly on this. i would like to attend -- to thank, first and foremost, our staff, and our partners at the host committee here in charlotte, for all their incredibly hard work to make to the possible. it really has been an amazing ride. i thank our construction management and his partners, and so many others, event sphere, neighboring concepts, and other great partners. i also want to thank the executive producer. he has become a great friend to all of us, and does a
obama, the first lady of the united states. september 5, we have bill clinton and others. our great keynote speaker, the mayor of san antonio, and others will be taking to the stage. the screens behind me will allow them to deliver that message in a visually engaging way, both to the people in the arena and the millions watching at home or on line. today is really exciting for me. i started working on convention planning almost three years ago. i moved here, as i said, last june, to oversee...
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. >> among the speakers the first night first lady michelle obama. >>> facebook is taking its advertising to the next level and the glasses in your cabinet could be making you drink faster? which glasses will help you slow down. >> plus a fan falls to his death during a pro football game. why the team insists the stadium is safe. check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." and the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars. get the facts. >>> a fan fell 60 feet to his death during a houston texans game last night. the houston chronicle is reporting 25-year-old jonathan kelly was trying to slide down the side of an escalator when he fell
. >> among the speakers the first night first lady michelle obama. >>> facebook is taking its advertising to the next level and the glasses in your cabinet could be making you drink faster? which glasses will help you slow down. >> plus a fan falls to his death during a pro football game. why the team insists the stadium is safe. check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. i'm barack obama and i approve this...
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gerri: can michelle obama's speak as well? >> i don't know. she is an impressive woman. her remarks will be well received. she is not a newcomer. it is not the first time people have heard from her as they did ann romney. gerri: thank you for helping us out. the first hand account of the mission killing osama bin laden under fire from the pentagon. it reported the contradicts the official story told from that peppermint saying bin laden was shot whether or not he was armed. lis wiehl breaks it down. it is a huge debate. the pentagon says it cannot do this. >> he has the first amendment right but he was a member of the government, the seals and you sign off on the confidential waiver that he will not uncover classified affirmation. the pentagon will say you uncover classified information. another exception is he said day he wed run it by the pentagon and he did not. gerri: reuters cannot with a new story now the pentagon is not sure they can prove their case. and the attorney says it is not clear what he had to do. >> if he signed an nondisclosure doesn't survive? you can
gerri: can michelle obama's speak as well? >> i don't know. she is an impressive woman. her remarks will be well received. she is not a newcomer. it is not the first time people have heard from her as they did ann romney. gerri: thank you for helping us out. the first hand account of the mission killing osama bin laden under fire from the pentagon. it reported the contradicts the official story told from that peppermint saying bin laden was shot whether or not he was armed. lis wiehl...
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michelle obama, she's one of the major speakers on tuesday night. as is the keynote speaker julian castro. he is the mayor of san antonio, texas. he is somebody you can get to know pretty well. on wednesday, former president clinton will be the big speaker. thursday, we move from here to time warner cable arena to the football stadium. that's where haven't joe biden and president obama will give their renomination addresses. a little noisy here. we have buses going by. >> that's the way it goes. right when you start talking, all the activity has to begin. >> exactly. >> meantime we hear that vice-presidential pick on the republican side paul ryan is going to be in north carolina next week. will his arrival coincide with the convention? to f. if so, why? >> the romney campaign announced that paul ryan will be in greenville, north carolina, a couple hours from here. he'll there be for a rally. the convention starts the next day here. vice president joe biden was supposed to be in tampa, florida, last monday when the republican convention started. of c
michelle obama, she's one of the major speakers on tuesday night. as is the keynote speaker julian castro. he is the mayor of san antonio, texas. he is somebody you can get to know pretty well. on wednesday, former president clinton will be the big speaker. thursday, we move from here to time warner cable arena to the football stadium. that's where haven't joe biden and president obama will give their renomination addresses. a little noisy here. we have buses going by. >> that's the way...
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and let me ask michelle, do you think that was successful? >> the speech that governor romney gave last night moved the ball forward in showing the american public that he is a human being. he has been running for president for so many years now, and so many people say they don't know who mitt romney was, and so that's why the convention was very important for him. the speech last night, there were parts of it that were compelling for mitt romney as the person that we know him to be. in terms of talking obama supporters into becoming romney supporters, i don't think that that has yet happened. we didn't hear anything about policy, all we heard was mitt romney is a family wife very much loved by his wife and children, the story he gave last night about his father and the love that his father had for his mother, and his father left his mother a rose every day, and the day she found out that her husband died was the day she didn't receive a rose. but it might not be enough to actually convince anyone to vote for romney. there was the reagan demo
and let me ask michelle, do you think that was successful? >> the speech that governor romney gave last night moved the ball forward in showing the american public that he is a human being. he has been running for president for so many years now, and so many people say they don't know who mitt romney was, and so that's why the convention was very important for him. the speech last night, there were parts of it that were compelling for mitt romney as the person that we know him to be. in...
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first lady michelle obama is expected to speak on tuesday, september 4. wednesday, september 5, elizabeth warren who's running for senate in massachusetts will be going up and making a speech. the nominating speech will be made by former president bill clinton and temperature vote on the presidential nomination, the roll call of the states all takes place on wednesday, september 5. on thursday, vice president biden speaks, and president barack obama makes his acceptance speech. you'll be able to see that all on the c-span network. you'll be able to listen to it on c-span radio. for all of the information on our coverage of the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, go to our webpage, c-span.org. back to the phones. brian in san antonio, texas is on our line for republicans. brian, how should political conventions be changed in 2016. as far as the conventions go, they're fine. i think we need to hear what they have to say. what bothers me is the way that the media covers the conventions is kind of horrifying. you know, like many peopl
first lady michelle obama is expected to speak on tuesday, september 4. wednesday, september 5, elizabeth warren who's running for senate in massachusetts will be going up and making a speech. the nominating speech will be made by former president bill clinton and temperature vote on the presidential nomination, the roll call of the states all takes place on wednesday, september 5. on thursday, vice president biden speaks, and president barack obama makes his acceptance speech. you'll be able...
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michelle obama will be on tuesday night. she's not actually the keynote speaker. that will be the mayor of san antonio. but she's speaking tuesday night. a lot of people will pay attention to that. bill clinton, of course, wednesday, and he will be the speaker who initially puts the president's nomination in. thursday, of course, vice president joe biden and president obama. those will be their acceptance speeches. and it's kind of interesting. you know who won't be here? hillary clinton. she is traveling abroad as secretary of state. she's on a trip to the south pacific and russia. so she won't be here. she's often stayed above, as you know, the sort of political fray of domestic politics, as she's been secretary of state. but this is the first convention that she will have missed since 1968. >> the tradition is, as secretary of state, secretary of defense, even a secretary of the treasury, they stay away from overt politics, if you will, and as a result, they stay away from conventions on the democratic side, when there's a democratic incumbent and on the republ
michelle obama will be on tuesday night. she's not actually the keynote speaker. that will be the mayor of san antonio. but she's speaking tuesday night. a lot of people will pay attention to that. bill clinton, of course, wednesday, and he will be the speaker who initially puts the president's nomination in. thursday, of course, vice president joe biden and president obama. those will be their acceptance speeches. and it's kind of interesting. you know who won't be here? hillary clinton. she...
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obama, the first lady of the united states. on the fifth, we have president bill clinton and so many others speaking here. our great keynote speaker, the mayor of san antonio, and so many others, who will be taking to the stage to talk about the vision and the message that the president and his campaign has for the next four years. the stage and screen is behind me will allow them to deliver that message in a visually engaging way, both to the thousands of people here in the arena and to the millions who will be watching at home or online. today is really exciting for me. i started working on convention planning almost three years ago, believe it or not. and moved here, as i said, last june to oversee this process. it is hard for me to thank so many people who have worked tirelessly on this. i would like to thank first and foremost our staff, the staff of the democratic national convention committee, and our partners at the host committee here in charlotte for the incredibly hard work they did to make today and to make next wee
obama, the first lady of the united states. on the fifth, we have president bill clinton and so many others speaking here. our great keynote speaker, the mayor of san antonio, and so many others, who will be taking to the stage to talk about the vision and the message that the president and his campaign has for the next four years. the stage and screen is behind me will allow them to deliver that message in a visually engaging way, both to the thousands of people here in the arena and to the...
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obama on tuesday night, as is the mayor of san antonio, julian castro. he gives the keynote address. you'll learn a lot more about him between now and then. on wednesday of course, former president bill clinton in an awaited speech, and then on thursday we move to the football stadium a few blocks away where vice president biden and the president himself will be giving their renomination addresses. randi? >> paul steinhauser, thank you very much. and remember, mitt romney is scheduled to speak at a campaign rally in cincinnati, as we told you, later this hour. we will bring it to you live when it happens, dip in for a bit and let you listen in. >>> three soldiers are accused of plotting to kill president obama. [ bleep ] >> we'll tell you why chaos erupted in the courtroom in the middle of their trial. >>> then, we take you to ohio. it could be the most important battleground state of the election, and we're talking to the former governor, who is now campaigning for obama. >> are you fired up? >>> welcome back. mitt romney is there today, joe biden campa
obama on tuesday night, as is the mayor of san antonio, julian castro. he gives the keynote address. you'll learn a lot more about him between now and then. on wednesday of course, former president bill clinton in an awaited speech, and then on thursday we move to the football stadium a few blocks away where vice president biden and the president himself will be giving their renomination addresses. randi? >> paul steinhauser, thank you very much. and remember, mitt romney is scheduled to...
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featured speakers include the mayor of san antonio, and first lady michelle obama. wednesday, elizabeth warren and bill clinton. thursday, vice president joe biden and president barack obama. and use our convention hub to make them share video clips. >> we offered our people a new choice, based on all the years. which offer the opportunity. we demand responsibility. we will build community. the choice we offer is not conservative or liberal. in many ways, it is not even republican or democratic. it is new, and it will work. >> connect with other viewers. look on the website. >> howard university and morehouse college hosted a discussion thursday about the youth vote in 2012, with speakers representing republican and democratic point of view. the panel explore how social issues like gay marriage to an abortion might affect the youth vote as well as the african- american vote. they also talked about new state laws involving voter i.d., and changing voter registration requirements. this is about an hour and 45 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. good afternoon, ever
featured speakers include the mayor of san antonio, and first lady michelle obama. wednesday, elizabeth warren and bill clinton. thursday, vice president joe biden and president barack obama. and use our convention hub to make them share video clips. >> we offered our people a new choice, based on all the years. which offer the opportunity. we demand responsibility. we will build community. the choice we offer is not conservative or liberal. in many ways, it is not even republican or...
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former president, jimmy carter, michelle obama gets her chance on the same day as carter. wednesday belongs to bill clinton. vice president biden goes on thursday right before president obama. one thing people will watch for is the post convention bump in the polls. look at the numbers. the bump has been nearly nonexistence. john mccain in 2008, john kerry in 2004 got nothing. the change coincides with the rise of cable news and the internet as news sources and the scheduling of the events. there used to be a month between the conventions, now just four days. >>> the conventions are a big show. are voters tuning in or tuning out? next hour, i'll talk to a couple young political leaders to take on the message and the messengers as well. >>> calling on a quarterback who happens to be a girl. how her history making play turned out. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting m
former president, jimmy carter, michelle obama gets her chance on the same day as carter. wednesday belongs to bill clinton. vice president biden goes on thursday right before president obama. one thing people will watch for is the post convention bump in the polls. look at the numbers. the bump has been nearly nonexistence. john mccain in 2008, john kerry in 2004 got nothing. the change coincides with the rise of cable news and the internet as news sources and the scheduling of the events....
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, first lady michelle obama, vice president joe biden, and his wife dr. jill biden will all be going to a campaign event in new hampshire. that's on friday. for the weekend they split up. president obama is off to florida for saturday and sunday campaign events. vice president biden is off to ohio for the weekend for events there. you know, gary, it's all about momentum building on momentum right after the convention, wasting no time hitting the campaign trail. it's something you saw mitt romney his running mate obviously do the last few days since their convention. president obama and joe biden will do the same. >> how are the preps going right now in charlotte? are people already starting to arrive? >> yeah. we've seen some people filing in. by and large most of them journalists and members of the media setting up, preparing for the week. there are some delegates, some guests that have been filing in as well, security preparations obviously are about to start. we know that they'll be erecting the perimeter around the entire border around the event zone
, first lady michelle obama, vice president joe biden, and his wife dr. jill biden will all be going to a campaign event in new hampshire. that's on friday. for the weekend they split up. president obama is off to florida for saturday and sunday campaign events. vice president biden is off to ohio for the weekend for events there. you know, gary, it's all about momentum building on momentum right after the convention, wasting no time hitting the campaign trail. it's something you saw mitt...
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voters. >> right. >> and let me ask michelle. do you think that that was successful? >> the speech that governor romney gave last night moved the ball forward in terms of showing the american public that he really is an actual human being. you know, he has this quality about him that is very aloof. he has been running for president for so many years now and so many people still say they don't know who mitt romney was. that's why the question was important for him. the speech, parts of it were compelling for mitt romney as the person that we know him to be. in terms of, you know, talking obama supporters into becoming romney supporters, i don't think that that has yet happened. we didn't hear anything about policy. all we got to do was see that mitt romney is a family man. he is very much loved by his wife. he's very much loved by his children. the story that he gave last night about his father and the love that his father had for his mother and left her a rose every day and the way that she found out that her husband died was the
voters. >> right. >> and let me ask michelle. do you think that that was successful? >> the speech that governor romney gave last night moved the ball forward in terms of showing the american public that he really is an actual human being. you know, he has this quality about him that is very aloof. he has been running for president for so many years now and so many people still say they don't know who mitt romney was. that's why the question was important for him. the speech,...
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former presidents jimmy carter and first lady michelle obama is expected to speak on tuesday, september 4. wednesday, september 5, elizabeth warren, who is running for senate in massachusetts, will be making a speech. the nominating speech will be made by former president bill clinton. a vote on the nomination and a roll call of states takes place on september 5. on thursday, vice president biden speaks and president obama makes his acceptance speech. you can see that on the c-span network in you can watch it on c-span radio. go to our web page, c-span.org. back to the phones, brian in san antonio, texas is on the line. how should political conventions be changed in 2016? caller: not at all. i think the conventions are fine. somehow, we need to hear what they have to say. what bothers is the way that the media covers the convention. it is kind of horrifying. people are flipping around different channels and they are seeing that other channels are leading things out and completely cutting out the heart touching stories. it is amazing to me the baez the media has been about this. -- biase
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michelle obama will speak on the first night. former president bill clinton will formally nominate mr. obama man 00 second and deliver a speech that may be as important as the president's own acceptance speech. the third and final night. the obama campaign has been using mr. clinton a lot pick stick with the president with all the disappointment in the economy president's role is toe radio mind voters he last economy with full employment. budget surplus of course was gone a year after republicans reclaimed oval was o. we will also hear from john kerry, the head of the foreign relations committee who is on the short list of replacements for hillary clinton for secretary of state if mr. obama is reelected. foreign policy and national security have seen strong suits for president in contrast to past democrats. 6,000 democratic delegates are headed here to cherlt next week. that will make this twice the sides of the republican gathering in north carolina. in 2008 he was the first democrat it carry north carolina since jimmy carter. g
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featured speakers tonight include the san antonio mayor and first lady michelle obama. wednesday, elizabeth warren and former president bill clinton. thursday, the vice president in joe biden and president barack obama. >> we offer our people a new choice based on old values. we offer opportunity. we demand responsibility. we will build an american community again. the choice we offer is not conservative or liberal. in many ways it is not republican or democratic. it is different. it is new. it will work. >> connect with other c-span viewers with twitter and google. >> a lot of the shows i like watching an are anything that is happening now. i'm looking for things that are the supreme court rulings, the fallout from that, anything that is raw and unfiltered. lot to worry about talking heads. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> the los angeles mayor produce the commission that begins tuesday in charlotte, north carolina and talks about the campaign issues. "newsmakers" at 10:00 a.m. a
featured speakers tonight include the san antonio mayor and first lady michelle obama. wednesday, elizabeth warren and former president bill clinton. thursday, the vice president in joe biden and president barack obama. >> we offer our people a new choice based on old values. we offer opportunity. we demand responsibility. we will build an american community again. the choice we offer is not conservative or liberal. in many ways it is not republican or democratic. it is different. it is...
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in an exclusive interview for a new cnn documentary. >> sometimes michelle and i not doing the circuit and going out to dinners with folks is perceived as us being cool. it actually has more to do with us being parents. when we're in town here in washington, in the evenings, 6:30, we want to be at the dinner table with our kids and i want to be helping with their homework. i think that's sometimes interpreted as me not wanting to be out there slapping backs and wheeling and dealing. it really has more to do with just the stage we are in in our lives. >> if you're re-elected, your girls will be older. they'll probably have their own weekend plans. >> it's already starting to happen. yeah. >> do you think you might do more outreach, what you call back slapping, with members of congress? >> my hope is that getting past this election, people will have an opportunity to maybe step back and say, you know what, the differences that divide us aren't as important as the common bonds we have as americans. and some of that i'm sure will require additional effort on my part. hopefully we'll see mo
in an exclusive interview for a new cnn documentary. >> sometimes michelle and i not doing the circuit and going out to dinners with folks is perceived as us being cool. it actually has more to do with us being parents. when we're in town here in washington, in the evenings, 6:30, we want to be at the dinner table with our kids and i want to be helping with their homework. i think that's sometimes interpreted as me not wanting to be out there slapping backs and wheeling and dealing. it...